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BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
PEACE CORPS WEEK
2010
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Peace Corps was established by Executive Order 10924 on March 1, 1961 , and
authorized by Congress on September 22, 1961, with the passage of the Peace Corps Act; and
WHEREAS, the Peace Corps has become an enduring symbol of our nation's commitment to
encourage progress, create opportunity and expand development at the grassroots level in the developing
world; and
WHEREAS, nearly 200,000 Americans have served as Peace Corps Volunteers in 139 countries
since 1961; and
WHEREAS, over the past 49 years, 3639 men and women from the State of North Carolina have
responded to our nation's call to serve by joining the Peace Corps; and
WHEREAS, Peace Corps volunteers have made significant and lasting contributions around the
world in agriculture, business development, information technology, education, health and HIV/AIDS,
and the environment, and have improved the lives of individuals and communities around the world; and
WHEREAS, Peace Corps volunteers have strengthened the ties of friendship and understanding
between the people of the United States and those of other countries; and
WHEREAS, Peace Corps volunteers, enriched by their experiences overseas, have returned to
their communities with a deeper understanding of other cultures and traditions; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting to recognize the achievements of the Peace Corps and honor its
volunteers, past and present, while reaffinning our commitment to helping people help themselves
throughout the world;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE, Governor of the State ofNorth Carolina,
do hereby proclaim March 1-7, 2010, as "PEACE CORPS WEEK" in North Carolina, and call upon the
citizens of this State to commend its observance.
BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
IN WITNESS F, I hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal ofthe State of North
Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this fifteenth day of February in the year of our Lord two thousand and ten, and
of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty fourth.

BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
PEACE CORPS WEEK
2010
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Peace Corps was established by Executive Order 10924 on March 1, 1961 , and
authorized by Congress on September 22, 1961, with the passage of the Peace Corps Act; and
WHEREAS, the Peace Corps has become an enduring symbol of our nation's commitment to
encourage progress, create opportunity and expand development at the grassroots level in the developing
world; and
WHEREAS, nearly 200,000 Americans have served as Peace Corps Volunteers in 139 countries
since 1961; and
WHEREAS, over the past 49 years, 3639 men and women from the State of North Carolina have
responded to our nation's call to serve by joining the Peace Corps; and
WHEREAS, Peace Corps volunteers have made significant and lasting contributions around the
world in agriculture, business development, information technology, education, health and HIV/AIDS,
and the environment, and have improved the lives of individuals and communities around the world; and
WHEREAS, Peace Corps volunteers have strengthened the ties of friendship and understanding
between the people of the United States and those of other countries; and
WHEREAS, Peace Corps volunteers, enriched by their experiences overseas, have returned to
their communities with a deeper understanding of other cultures and traditions; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting to recognize the achievements of the Peace Corps and honor its
volunteers, past and present, while reaffinning our commitment to helping people help themselves
throughout the world;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE, Governor of the State ofNorth Carolina,
do hereby proclaim March 1-7, 2010, as "PEACE CORPS WEEK" in North Carolina, and call upon the
citizens of this State to commend its observance.
BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
IN WITNESS F, I hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal ofthe State of North
Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this fifteenth day of February in the year of our Lord two thousand and ten, and
of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty fourth.